For all you wishbass haters...

Looks like he's getting better at it. But check out how some of the strings rub against the wood of the headstock before they get to the nut. Also the bass appears to be missing his signature aluminum control panel.

 

It does look MUCH better than his usual fare. I really HATE his headstock, and there's something about this one that I hate more than usual, I think it's the Black and purple blocks at the top. But that's an opinion thing, I see two things that it's difficult to say for sure from the photos but may affect it's playability. The outer 2 strings also look like they come VERY close if not actually being farther out than the frets would safely cover, and several of the frets (23rd and 24th in the front photo and the zero fret on the headstock photo) don't look exactly square. Again this MIGHT be just the perspective of the photo, and I only noticed it due to his previous reputation. I'll be delighted to hear if my eyes and the photo decieved me.

 

is not the neck pickup a little bit.... as I can say... not that parallael to the frets?

 

That could very well be intentional. The 23rd fret thing, I'm not so sure about. It's pretty noticeably off.

 

Hmm, this one doesn't so bad actually, except for the headstock. God, that headstock.

Post a review when it arrives!

 

i could NEVER buy a bass without a truss rod.

 

Thats bass looks really good. and the fretworks looks nice


And FYI for those who dont no, wish can and will give you a diffrentheadstock if you ask for it.

 

I agree, the headstock is atrocious. I would ask Wish to round it out so there's none or that reddish wood at the end. Otherwise it's the least sucky of all Wishes I've seen. Congrats.

So how much did that set you back?

 

Since you ask, and no offense is intended, I agree with previous posters - if this were my bass, I think I would have problems with the bottom and top strings being too close to the edge of the fretboard. I can see the strings slipping off when digging in. Wish just seems like a complete clown to me. Is it too much trouble to ask him to invest in a ruler and measure distances. It always looks like he eyeballs things, e.g., the neck pick-up angle might be intentional, but I sincerely doubt it. Likewise, the end of the fretboard. Is he trying to mimick the P/U angle. Also, look at the spacing of the tuning pegs on the bass side, compared to the treble side. They look to be slightly different (use the ruler Wish). Everything I have read suggests that his side position markers (um ... nails) on his fretless basses are an approximation at best, so who knows what he does with his fretwork. The 23rd fret does indeed look funny, and there appears to be a gouge between the 23rd and 24th frets. The strings rubbing on the wood at the neck - jeez, c'mon, and look at the break angle and string path over the nut for the center two strings. Love the gouge in the woodwork on the treble side of the headstock - very nice, and the decorative woodwork at the tip of the headstock. What bodge is that trying to conceal? Is this bridge pick-up not too close to the bridge - I wonder if there is enough vibrating string relative to the bridge saddles? Ah well, the only thing that matters is that you like the bass - good luck, and do let us know how it plays and sounds.

 

I like it... Would love to hear some sound samples when you get it. Looks like Mr. W. is almost there, I dig the neck woods color combo

 

Yes, it does look like a nice specimen.

 

i like wishy's...especially the peanuts....and those headstocks....mmmmmmm

 

I'll give him kudos for giving it a very nice heel/body transition. That's a place where Wish gets lazy with his "down and dirty" versions and this one shows the time and thought it deserves.

 

I was just noticing the ruler in the background of the first picture, before I read this.

I agree that this is the nicest Wish yet, but there's still a long way to go.

Congrats on the new bass, avenger.

 

Something else I was just wondering. Did you select the body style, pickups and fret specs. The main reason I'm asking is I was wondering about the deep lower cutout. I can see that deep cutout on his hyperbass knockoffs with 3 octave boards and one pickup, but having the neck pup causes the cutout to angle out early, and the only advantage of the deep cutout (other than aesthetics, which is why I ask if you selected it) would be to allow you to fret the 24th fret with your first finger. But the reasons to want to do that are escaping me.

 

I love it. Sweet! Congrats!